Blueprint for high-end rural tourism lies with Sabah eco-lodge

KOTA KINABALU: Community-based tourism operators interested in high-end rural tourism have been urged to take a leaf from a multiple award winning eco-lodge tucked deep inside Sabah’s 130 million-year-old ancient rainforest of Danum Valley.

Sabah Tourism, Culture, and Environment Assistant Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai recently led a three-day trip to the Borneo Rainforest Lodge (BRL) Danum Valley, some 80km from Lahad Datu town in the state’s east coast and was impressed with what he saw.